System Validation is the field that studies the fundamentals of system communication and information processing. It allows automated analysis based on behavioural models of a system to see if a system works correctly. We want to guarantee that the systems does exactly what it is supposed to do.
System Validation (4): Modelling Software, Protocols, and other behaviour
System Validation (4): Modelling Software, Protocols, and other behaviour
Instructor: Jan Friso Groote
Sponsored by Louisiana Workforce Commission
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We show how the behavior of simple programs and communication protocols can be modelled and analysed. Furthermore, we introduce the notion of a linear process: a simple normal form to which every behavior can be reduced. This normal form is the workhorse when it comes to the analysis of behavior.
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In this lecture you see various modelling techniques that can be used to keep the state space of your models small.
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